Little Mill Middle School

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Little Mill Middle School ranks 213 th of 588 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Summary:

Little Mill Middle School is a public middle school located in Cumming, Georgia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 915 students. The school is part of the Forsyth County School District, which is ranked 10th out of 203 districts in Georgia and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Little Mill Middle School consistently performs above the state and district averages in Milestones Assessments across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 93.9% of students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 65.1% in Forsyth County and 44% statewide. The school has also maintained a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating its strong performance compared to other middle schools in the state. Additionally, Little Mill Middle School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.9 to 16.3 over the past three school years, which is lower than the nearby Otwell Middle School (13.7) and Lakeside Middle School (18.1).

Interestingly, Little Mill Middle School serves a more affluent student population compared to some of the other middle schools in the region, with a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (28.85% in 2022-2023) than Gainesville Middle School West (73.3%) and West Hall Middle School (65.93%). However, the school's academic performance is not as strong as that of Lakeside Middle School, which is also part of the Forsyth County School District, or Buford Middle School, located in the Buford City School District.

Detail:

Public 6-8

6800 Little Mill Rd
Cumming, GA 30041

(678) 965-5000

District: Forsyth County

SchoolDigger Rank:
213^th of 588 Georgia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,552

Students who attend Little Mill Middle School usually attend:

High:

East Forsyth High School

Feeder schools for Little Mill Middle School:

Elementary:

Chattahoochee Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.2

Number of students: 895

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.1%

Hispanic:

18.7%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 40.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Little Mill Middle School ranks better than 63.8% of middle schools in Georgia. It also ranks last among 10 ranked middle schools in the Forsyth County School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.39. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Little Mill Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Forsyth County School District. Racial makeup is: White (75.1%), Hispanic (18.7%), two or more races (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 40.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Little Mill Middle School is 16.2, which is the 3^rd best among 10 middle schools in the Forsyth County School District. (See more...)

Compare Little Mill Middle School employs 55.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Little Mill Middle School is $9,552, which is the 2^nd highest among 10 middle schools in the Forsyth County School District.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Little Mill Middle School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

SchoolDigger ranks Little Mill Middle School 213^th of 588 Georgia public middle schools. (See Little Mill Middle School in the ranking list.)

Forsyth County:

SchoolDigger ranks Forsyth County 10^th of 203 Georgia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Little Mill Middle School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	GA State Percentile
2008	84.32	41^st	462	91.1%
2009	76.77	74^th	466	84.1%
2010	81.01	52^nd	494	89.5%
2011	81.33	50^th	504	90.1%
2012	78.89	64^th	508	87.4%
2013	75.45	98^th	527	81.4%
2014	75.05	97^th	521	81.4%
2015	81.45	88^th	537	83.6%
2016	87.61	53^rd	545	90.3%
2017	87.07	60^th	539	88.9%
2018	81.88	89^th	543	83.6%
2019	77.48	109^th	559	80.5%
2021	69.41	149^th	542	72.5%
2022	60.96	192^nd	567	66.1%
2023	54.32	231^st	577	60.0%
2024	59.39	213^th	588	63.8%

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Data source: test scores: Georgia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

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Reviews:

by a parent
Sunday, July 4, 2010

The school facilities are clean and new with proper equipment, etc. The school staff are wonderful and accomodating. The teachers are great. The only thing we didn't like, is the hours. School starts too late and ends late. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Little Mill Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2008	599	3	5	67	1	n/a	n/a	12	687
2009	638	4	4	71	4	n/a	n/a	15	736
2010	662	6	4	96	5	2	19	0	794
2011	674	7	7	109	5	0	26	0	828
2012	709	7	8	95	4	0	31	0	854
2013	759	11	18	145	3	0	28	0	964
2014	729	13	6	140	2	0	24	0	914
2015	712	9	11	149	4	0	20	0	905
2016	669	5	10	158	7	0	22	0	871
2017	675	12	12	166	7	1	20	0	893
2018	668	12	6	185	6	1	14	0	892
2019	675	12	8	178	3	1	20	0	897
2020	675	17	7	202	3	0	28	0	932
2021	657	19	7	197	2	0	35	0	917
2022	633	12	8	184	2	0	42	0	881
2023	667	13	12	184	2	0	37	0	915
2024	672	17	13	167	2	1	23	0	895

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Little Mill Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	687	46.0	14.9	26.1
2009	736	54.0	13.6	32.3
2010	794	55.0	14.4	33.9
2011	828	53.5	15.4	34.7
2012	854	55.0	15.5	34.2
2013	964	61.7	15.6	39.4
2014	914	57.9	15.7	36.4
2015	905	57.0	15.8	35.4
2016	871	53.0	16.4	34.1
2017	893	55.0	16.2	34.5
2018	892	58.2	15.3	37.8
2019	897	58.0	15.4	35.6
2020	932	56.1	16.6	34.5
2021	917	60.0	15.2	31.6
2022	881	59.0	14.9	n/a
2023	915	55.9	16.3	28.9
2024	895	55.1	16.2	40.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Little Mill Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	687	46.0	14.9	26.1
2009	736	54.0	13.6	32.3
2010	794	55.0	14.4	33.9
2011	828	53.5	15.4	34.7
2012	854	55.0	15.5	34.2
2013	964	61.7	15.6	39.4
2014	914	57.9	15.7	36.4
2015	905	57.0	15.8	35.4
2016	871	53.0	16.4	34.1
2017	893	55.0	16.2	34.5
2018	892	58.2	15.3	37.8
2019	897	58.0	15.4	35.6
2020	932	56.1	16.6	34.5
2021	917	60.0	15.2	31.6
2022	881	59.0	14.9	n/a
2023	915	55.9	16.3	28.9
2024	895	55.1	16.2	40.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Little Mill Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2017	$568 (6.8%)	$7,794 (93.2%)	$8,362
2018	$666 (7.1%)	$8,657 (92.9%)	$9,323
2019	$610 (6.4%)	$8,942 (93.6%)	$9,552

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Little Mill Middle School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 109^th of 559 Middle schools	Ranks 231^st of 577 Middle schools	20.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Little Mill Middle School)	63.7	45.9	17.8%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Forsyth County)	77	63.3	13.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	46	39.2	6.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Little Mill Middle School)	52.1	40	12.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Forsyth County)	71.9	64.8	7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	40	32.9	7.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Little Mill Middle School)	52	36.9	15.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Forsyth County)	68.4	62.8	5.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	39	39.1	0.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Little Mill Middle School)	59.3	35.8	23.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Forsyth County)	76.8	69	7.8%
7th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	43	34.9	8.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Little Mill Middle School)	62.7	31.6	31.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Forsyth County)	77	61.6	15.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	47	42.1	4.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Little Mill Middle School)	40.6	37.2	3.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Forsyth County)	60.7	65.2	4.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	35	36.2	1.2%
8th Grade Science (Little Mill Middle School)	9.1	5.9	3.2%
8th Grade Science (Forsyth County)	7.2	5.6	1.6%
8th Grade Science (Georgia)	32	26.4	5.6%
8th Grade Social Studies (Little Mill Middle School)	47.1	28.1	19%
8th Grade Social Studies (Forsyth County)	66.5	60.3	6.2%
8th Grade Social Studies (Georgia)	41	35.9	5.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Little Mill Middle School)	97.2	98.7	1.5%
End of Course Algebra I (Forsyth County)	76.3	62.5	13.8%
End of Course Algebra I (Georgia)	41.1	35.8	5.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	897	915	2%
African American	12	13	8.3%
American Indian	3	2	33.3%
Asian	8	12	50%
Hispanic	178	184	3.4%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
White	675	667	1.2%
Two or More Races	20	37	85%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	35.6%	28.9%	6.7%

Schools Near Little Mill Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2024)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)			Milestones Assessment Science (2024)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Little Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	6800 Little Mill Rd	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 965-5000	895	55	16.2	40.6%	672 (75.1%)	17 (1.9%)	167 (18.7%)	13 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.6%)	59.4	213^th of 588 public middle schools	63.8%		54.3	231^st of 577 public middle schools	60.0%	18	93.9	48.1	48.0	32.7	42.6	50.9	39.4		29.5	$9,552	$611	$8,942
North Forsyth Middle School	Public	6-8	3645 Coal Mountain Dr	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 889-0743	1,170	74	15.7	32.5%	759 (64.9%)	80 (6.8%)	183 (15.6%)	91 (7.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.4%)	71.4	143^rd of 588 public middle schools	75.7%		74	128^th of 577 public middle schools	77.8%	15	83.9	48.6	42.8	41.3	54.4	50.3	58.8	5.6	49.5	$9,219	$203	$9,016
West Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	5470 McEver Rd	Oakwood	30566	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 967-4871	841	68	12.3	76.7%	228 (27.1%)	73 (8.7%)	500 (59.5%)	14 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	26.1	436^th of 588 public middle schools	25.9%		27.5	423^rd of 577 public middle schools	26.7%	13	78.6	20.6	21.1	23.5	18.1	23.4	31.3	18.4	27.1	$9,212	$393	$8,819
Otwell Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Tribble Gap Rd	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 887-5248	1,027	74	13.8	49.1%	406 (39.5%)	46 (4.5%)	389 (37.9%)	155 (15.1%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.4%)	60.5	204^th of 588 public middle schools	65.3%		64.3	171^st of 577 public middle schools	70.4%	33	78.4	42.5	41.3	42.3	45.5	41.6	43.2		38.3	$9,785	$839	$8,946
Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	2565 Echols Rd	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 455-7311	1,526	88	17.3	13.8%	585 (38.3%)	56 (3.7%)	138 (9.0%)	695 (45.5%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.1%)	97.2	17^th of 588 public middle schools	97.1%		96	25^th of 577 public middle schools	95.7%	8	96.9	75.1	68.3	71.8	75.3	74.5	84.0		70.8	$8,067	$201	$7,866
Lanier Middle School	Public	6-8	6482 Suwanee Dam Rd	Sugar Hill	30518	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 945-8419	1,295	93	13.9	53.1%	452 (34.9%)	239 (18.5%)	397 (30.7%)	122 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (6.4%)	88.7	61^st of 588 public middle schools	89.6%		89.6	53^rd of 577 public middle schools	90.8%	8	99.2	57.2	61.1	62.3	48.2	64.3	72.8		59.3	$8,390	$231	$8,159
C. W. Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	4335 Falcon Pkwy	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 965-3020	803	56	14.2	55.3%	422 (52.6%)	60 (7.5%)	271 (33.7%)	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.9%)	48.8	281^st of 588 public middle schools	52.2%		55.3	227^th of 577 public middle schools	60.7%	54	83.3	38.5	37.1	39.6	31.7	43.8	37.8	20.9	28.3	$10,203	$252	$9,951
Buford Middle School	Public	6-8	2750 Sawnee Ave	Buford	30518	Gwinnett County	Buford City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 904-3690	1,436	86	16.6	35.6%	671 (46.7%)	171 (11.9%)	397 (27.6%)	133 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (4.5%)	95	33^rd of 588 public middle schools	94.4%		95.7	27^th of 577 public middle schools	95.3%	6	97.8	65.8	61.6	67.6	72.7	72.5	84.2	62.9	60.0	$9,153	$337	$8,816
Gainesville Middle School West	Public	6-8	1279 McEver Rd SW	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 532-6250	894	59	15.2	73.3%	61 (6.8%)	169 (18.9%)	601 (67.2%)	32 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.5%)	21.7	464^th of 588 public middle schools	21.1%					(n/a)	87.0	24.1	19.9	26.4	23.5	16.7	21.7	9.9	18.1
Dawson County Middle School	Public	6-7	5126 Highway 9 S	Dawsonville	30534	Dawson County	Dawson County	No	No	No	No	(706) 216-4849	578	37	15.5	56.4%	448 (77.5%)	12 (2.1%)	84 (14.5%)	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	54.4	247^th of 588 public middle schools	58.0%		75.9	121^st of 577 public middle schools	79.0%	126		40.5	37.9		31.9	39.3				$10,560	$194	$10,366

Frequently Asked Questions about Little Mill Middle School

Is Little Mill Middle School a good school?

Little Mill Middle School ranks 213^th of 588 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Little Mill Middle School attend?

Students who attend Little Mill Middle School usually go on to attend East Forsyth High School

How many students attend Little Mill Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 895 students attended Little Mill Middle School.

What district is Little Mill Middle School in?

Forsyth County

What is the racial makeup of Little Mill Middle School?

Students at Little Mill Middle School are 75% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

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